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John DeAtley

John is Director of Field Services at NISL where he is a key consultant in NISL’s work in Kentucky to help the state improve student performance equitably and efficiently. Prior to joining NISL, John was the Director of P-20 Initiatives at the Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky focusing on all aspects of postsecondary collaboration with the elementary and secondary school system in the state. While there, he served on the Education Professional Standards Boards, the regulatory board that oversees teacher certification and teacher preparation program approval, committees on implementation of the Common Core State Standards; teacher, principal and superintendent evaluation; and improvement of teacher professional development with the Kentucky Department of Education, and represented the Postsecondary Council on issues related to P-12 education, teacher preparation, and integration of higher education and P-12 services to students.